The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed through its research that immigrants entering the U.S. by crossing the border illegally can escape immediate deportation 88 percent of the time if they claim to have experienced “credible fear” in their native country – thanks to former President Barack Obama.

The green light for illegal aliens became rife during the eight years of the previous pro-immigration administration, as Obama’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS)made it a habit of writing out permission slips for illegal immigrants to continue breaking the law.

“After former President Obama’s administration acted as a rubber stamp for asylum-seekers looking to permanently stay in the U.S., the number of credible fear cases increased [by 89,000 from his first year in office to his last full year],” Breitbart News reported from the DOJ’s analysis.

Ushering in illegals

In fact, in a speech given last October by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions last October, the head of the DOJ stressed that the number of cases involving immigrants making such claims as an excuse for illegally breaking into the U.S. increased exponentially during Obama’s two terms in office.

“Here are the shocking statistics: in 2009, DHS conducted more than 5,000 credible fear reviews,” Sessions divulged in his speech. “By 2016, that number had increased to 94,000. The number of these aliens placed in removal proceedings went from fewer than 4,000 in 2009 to more than 73,000 by 2016 – nearly a 19-fold increase – overwhelming the system and leaving those with just claims buried.”

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And the statistics get even worse at the border, where cases of such abuse of Obama’s progressive immigration reform resulted in an increase 23 times higher in his last full year behind his desk at the Oval Office when compared to his first year.

“The increase has been especially pronounced and abused at the border,” Sessions added. “From 2009 to 2016, the credible fear claims at the border went from approximately 3,000 cases to more than 69,000. All told, the Executive Office for Immigration Review has over 600,000 cases pending – tripled from 2009.”

Sessions credited Obama with the influx of illegal immigration into the U.S. over the past decade, as intentional loopholes were devised to ensure that nearly nine out of 10 outlaw border-crossers could remain in the country – with many draining the economy by reaping benefits at taxpayers’ expense.

“[I]n 2009, the previous Administration began to allow most aliens who passed an initial credible fear review to be released from custody into the United States pending a full hearing,” Sessions explained. “These changes – and case law that has expanded the concept of asylum well beyond Congressional intent – created even more incentives for illegal aliens to come here and claim a fear of return, [and] the consequences are just what you’d expect – claims of fear to return have skyrocketed, and the percentage of claims that are genuinely meritorious are down.”

The head of the DOJ was quick to blame the Obama administration for its problematic handling of illegal immigration, which essentially gives illegals a free ticket to continue breaking the law … indefinitely – if not apprehended again.

“The system is being abused to the detriment of the rule of law, sound public policy, public safety, and of just claims,” Sessions continued. “This, of course, undermines the system and frustrates officers who work to make dangerous arrests in remote areas. Saying a few simple words is now transforming a straightforward arrest and immediate return into a probable release and a hearing – if the alien shows for the hearing.”

Moving forward or backward?

The new figures come at a time when hundreds of aspiring illegal border-crossers – 80 percent traversing Mexico from Honduras – are showing up just south of the U.S.-Mexico border in hopes of taking advantage of the Obama era’s lax immigration policies to stay in America indefinitely.

“The issue of the country’s loose asylum laws – where foreign nationals can claim that they are fearing for their lives in their native country and be released into the U.S. until their day in court – has sparked debate, as a caravan of 1,500 Central American asylum-seekers are headed for the southern border,” Binders noted.

This group of illegals is pushing north under the assumption that they will be allowed to break the law and enter the U.S., due to its lenient policy on illegal immigration.

“There is nothing [indicated in reports] about the caravan that suggests that any of those aliens has a visa to enter the United States,” the Center for Immigration Studies’ Andrew R. Arthur emphasized. “In fact, it doesn’t appear that any of them had a visa to enter Mexico, either. Given these facts, when they arrive at the United States border, they will take one, or both, of two separate actions: entering the United States illegally across the border, or presenting themselves at a port of entry.”

Arthur pointed out the major weakness that was implanted in the removal process of illegal aliens – one that was intentionally placed and implemented by the Obama administration in order to keep their deportations from being expedited.

His colleague at CIS explained how the caravan of illegals currently to the U.S.’s southern border is being trained to take advantage of the Obama-era loophole.

“According to the director of Pueblo Sin Fronteras, from April 5 to April 9, a series of workshops will be hosted in Puebla, Mexico, by U.S. and Mexican lawyers [for the persons in the caravan],” CIS’s Kausha Luna divulged. “The workshops will provide legal guidance on the issue of asylum or refuge in Mexico and [the] United States.”

Most are expected to attempt entry into the U.S. soon.

“It remains to be seen how many of those OTMs [immigrants other than from Mexico] will apply for asylum in Mexico. [but] it is likely, however, that the vast majority will make their way to the United States to make their claims in this country,” Luna noted before offering a solution. “To correct this flaw in the ‘credible fear’ process, the attorney general or the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) could mandate the denial of asylum, in the exercise of discretion (and absent other, significant discretionary factors), to an OTM who fails to apply for asylum in a safe third country.”

Even though President Donald Trump and his administration have vowed to be tough on immigration, their hands could still be tied by the leftist immigration reform policies devised under the Obama administration.

“It is questionable, however, whether the courts of appeals would sustain such a standard,” Luna concluded. “Instead, DOS [the State Department] should attempt to negotiate a safe-third country agreement with Mexico. If such an agreement cannot be reached, Congress may need to act to plug this loophole.”

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If Obama could create these loopholes with executive orders, why can’t Trump undo them with executive orders of his own? I’m sure the ACLU or some other communist group would sue immediatlely, but at least try!

This is also why we need to criminalize abortion 100% of the time, and not make an exclusion for rape, incest, or “the mother’s life may be in danger”.

If we did, 100% of all (still perfectly legal) abortions would have a little tag saying RILD on it, meaning “Rape, Incest, or Life Danger”. That’s all it would take. There would be no supporting evidence to prove any of it.

Or if evidence was required, a woman wanting an abortion would just have sex with the nearest man, scream rape, get the abortion, and the guy’s life is ruined. Small price to pay for my constitutional right to kill my own child.

Close all loopholes on everything. Libs have no shame.

Ask Warren “My secretary pays more income tax than I do” Buffet how ashamed he is of that statement.

And furthermore, next time a Lib says we should make “common sense” exclusions to the proposed law against abortion, tell them we should have “common sense” exclusions for Libs being protected by the US Constitution.

You know, only where there’s a legitimate need to trample over a Lib’s every right as a US citizen. It will never be used frivolously or as a box to check. Promise.

I thought part of being an executive whether a business or country, is to husband and harbor your entity’s limited resources to save financial waste. Since our former “Black Lives Matter” President proved he knows nothing of husbandry or protecting the resources of others, why would he bring hundreds of thousands of illegals to flood our court system and overtax our facilities and financial resources? Pure outright EVIL appears to be the only answer unless he is a fool which nobody, not even his detractors will admit to. In the old days when society worked for the good of mankind, it was American Justice which was the greater “credible fear”, compared to the injustice in their native country. Obama changed all that when he FUNdeMENTALLY redefined the word Justice, which is now more socially imaginary than actual or real. Justice is when two opposing entities are treated equally, in Win Win,,,not unequally in a Win Lose, particularly when it is the good, law abiding who end up as the financial and morality losers, while the lawbreaking evil walk off with all the spoils of a war declared by them decades ago, where the good side is media convinced and beguiled into thinking there is no war going on at all.

Add to that, if all these countries ‘south of the border’ are so crime ridden, these citizens that are “Fleeing” can claim a credible fear”, WHY THEN have those countries NOT BEEN PUT ON A banned list for US citizens to go on holiday to, or to Emmigrate to so they can retire in?? IF THEY ARE THAT BAD, that its not safe for their OWN citizens, then surely they would thus also be unsafe for US citizens?!?!?

Muslim Obama (aka Barry Soetoro) was the absolute worst to sit in the office of President of the United States. It will take a long time to undo all the ideas and mistakes from this Kenyan born racist idiot.

Too bad all his records are sealed–if we could finally get PROOF of the truth that he was NOT born in this country and/or NOT a citizen of ANY kind, “natural born” or otherwise, we could undo all the damage he’s done in one fell swoop. If it can be proven that he was NEVER Constitutionally eligible to be President in the FIRST place, then EVERY SIN\GLE illegal act he ever passed by “executive order” would be null and void as would all his Federal judicial appointments–you know, all those 9th Circuit LOONS who keep blocking everything Pres. Trump tries to do–even though they are INTRUDING on executive branch authority on issues like immigration and national security with these court decision?

Proving him to be the illegal Manchurian Candidate he always WAS would go a LONG way toward undoing all the damage he has done to this country and its people. We might even be able to force him to return his salary, since it was FRAUDULENTLY COLLECTED by an INELIGIBLE President. I wouldn’t be surprised to discover HE was in the country ILLEGALLY. I don’t recall that ANYBODY ever found proof that he obtained American citizenship after he became a CITIZEN OF INDONESIA due to being adopted by an Indonesian national as a child. That would make him not ONLY an illegal President, but an ILLEGAL ALIEN who has no LEGAL right to be in this country at ALL–much LESS in the White House!

Oleteabag, you are the only person to my knowledge that wrote about Obama being a Citizen of Indonesia.
As an Immigrant myself( Leagal ) I ask many times why this question was never brought up. Did Obama and his mother ever reinstated the America Citizenship ? If not he was not an American Citizen and therefore not qualified to be President! Where are the Braindead Republicans?

Teabag, even IF (and this is a big if) we could get all his records unsealed, and found irrefutable proof he was never FIT TO run for office let alone hold the presidency, i seriously DOUBT CONGRESS would do jack squat to allow trump to just overturn all obama did..

worldtraqveller, he wasn’t eligible in ANY case. A “natural-born citizen” is one who is born in THIS country of parents who are ALSO citizens. Obama’s father was NEVER an American citizen. But I SERIOUSLY doubt Obama ever got American citizenship after leaving Indonesia. I think all his college records are sealed because he was registered as a “foreign student,” which would only be possible if he was NOT an American citizen. As far as I’m concerned, EVERYBODY who helped cover up his ineligibility to be President is complicit in EVERY act of treason and other crimes he committed during his ILLEGAL Presidency.

I have had it with Fool that was elected as president, Obama is no more a citizen of this country as I am a citizen of Kenya. This clown has damage this country so bad with this illegals and Muslims brothers that he let into this country. Now the fools in Mexico are telling us what we can and can not do at our own boarder. As far as the 17 kid killed in Florida, that can be laid at Obamas feet to. Thanks Obama for killing 17 kids.

I don’t know about “first class” fool, A_Reader, because I’ve not seen any evidence that Obama has “class” of ANY kind. But he IS a WORLD CLASS fool, without a doubt! And the liberal LOONS who put him in the White House (with the help of massive voter fraud) are even BIGGER FOOLS for foisting this subversive TRAITOR on this country as a “leader.” Of course THEY did it on purpose–all part of their GLOBALIST scheme to erase US borders and reduce us to just another Third World hellhole full of starving beggars! But they are FOOLS for being SLAVES to their POISONOUS Communist/Globalist Leftist LOON ideology! All of them are nothing more than “useful idiots”–too STUPID to read a history book and find out that if they win, they are DONE–because history has shown the Communists are not KIND to the “useful idiots” once they are in power and those idiots are no longer “useful.”

Dove – Just what do you think the Mexicans have been doing for YEARS? They just rely on the cartels and Eric Holder for weapons. Besides, they can and are doing vast damage to this country with just a single hand…..held out.

Let’s get real, for a change. Regardless of illegal entry, those are not military forces. What you are both advocating is a military invasion, and if you think for a millisecond Congress will authorize that, I have some waterfront property you might be interested in. Let’s not waste our time on pipe dreams. This is a serious problem that requires a workable and Constitutional solution.

I don't make the rules, ltuser, but we do have to follow them. A military invasion, by definition, is carried out by uniformed members of a nation’s military. You see any uniforms on the undocumented Democrats coming across the border? Any tanks, half-treads, any fighter planes or bombers? We had to invent the term “enemy combatants” in order to get around the need for a Congressional declaration of war so we could fight terrorists. Posing “solutions” that sound like middle-school fantasies that could not ever come to fruition is a total waste of energy and time. I much prefer looking for workable solutions that can actually be done in real life.

Putting our troops on Mexican soil, as you and backpacker suggest, would be a clear and provable act of war (your “military invasion”), and, absent a Congressional declaration, unconstitutional. You don’t have to like facts, but you do have to live with them.

>> but with a clear order that they can FIRE to prevent someone crossing.. <<

And the first time some child is killed, and there would be collateral damage, bet on it, we will have handed liberals a victory. In Viet Nam, it was common for the Communists to use innocent villagers as shields, to prevent being fired upon. Tell me with a straight face liberals would not encourage the same tactic at our border.

THIS BS is why I say Congress needs to get off their WORTHLESS FANNIES and FIX the “asylum” portion of the immigration law that Obama meddled with to facilitate a Third World INVASION of the US. The bar for being granted “asylum” needs to be raised a LOT higher than it currently is to prevent illegals GAMING the US immigration system to invade our country with IMPUNITY, then be allowed to STAY HERE. Enough is enough. This is ONE of Obama’s SUBVERSIVE little tricks that needs to be fixed YESTERDAY, before that annual caravan of INVADERS arrives at our border!

Virtually ALL of them, while Obama was President, Ituser! Plus his “catch and release” program ensured they could come in an get lost and STAY, and NEVER attend the BS “immigration hearings” that Obama required to deport them. Thankfully, Pres. Trump just put a stop to the “catch and release” BS!

If they have a credible fear they shouldn’t be permitted to run loose, they need protection because assassins may be following them. And if they are going to get some kind of financial aid we should have some control over where they live and work. English lessons should be mandatory. Driver’s training, too. And if they get a drivers license it should state that are refugees. Motor voter resigtration should cease.

Add to that, if all these countries ‘south of the border’ are so crime ridden, these citizens that are “Fleeing” can claim a credible fear”, WHY THEN have those countries NOT BEEN PUT ON A banned list for US citizens to go on holiday to, or to Emmigrate to so they can retire in?? IF THEY ARE THAT BAD, that its not safe for their OWN citizens, then surely they would thus also be unsafe for US citizens?!?!?

And why wouldn’t a country dedicated to human freedoms not declare WAR on such a nation?

I still can’t find statistics for how many US citizens have Emmigrated to Honduras, but i have seen some for other central American countries.. Some sources say over 40000 have done so in the past 10 years.. Mostly to Beliz, Costa rica and Nicaragua.

Having lived in Texas for over 20 years and seeing that a majority of the felonies in my county were committed by illegal aliens, I have a credible fear that allowing more illegal aliens is an invitation for more serious crime.

Thus, I have a credible fear that:
More illegal aliens means more murders.
More illegal aliens means more rapes.
More illegal aliens means more child molesting.
More illegal aliens means more domestic violence.
More illegal aliens means more prostitution.
More illegal aliens means more drunk driving and resisting of arrest and vehicular homicide.

Also, I have a credible fear that the extremists in the Middle East will inevitably strike with devastating weapons of mass destruction by blending in with the thousands of illegal aliens pouring into America every day and end our nation as a viable entity.